Super Mario Creator Reveals Why He Added One of the Franchise’s Most Iconic Features
In a newly unearthed interview, Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto revealed how he came up with the idea to add pipes to ...
The Most ‘Un-Nintendo-Like’ Thing Nintendo Has Ever Created According to Miyamoto
Legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto talks about the newly opened Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan and how it’s the most ...
Mario's iconic pipes only exist because Shigeru Miyamoto happened to see "a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall" while wandering the streets of Kyoto
The big green warp pipes populating Mario's world are just an accepted feature at this point, but have you ever wondered ...
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Shigeru Miyamoto Interview Reveals Unique Origin For Key Mario Mechanic
Another older interview featuring Shigeru Miyamoto has been unearthed, and this one reveals how the Mario franchise came to ...
Before Nintendo hired Shigeru Miyamoto, it tried to patent the kid's toy he made and brought to his interview: "I remember thinking, 'this is a shrewd company!'"
These days, Shigeru Miyamoto's creations are synonymous with Nintendo itself, but there was once a time when even Miyamoto ...
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The Mario Series Has Pipes Because Miyamoto Saw A Pipe One Time On The Street
This wasn't the last time Miyamoto discussed the origins of Mario's iconic pipes. In 2009, he said in an Iwata Asks interview ...
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“I saw them as a generous benefactor”: Mario Creator Considered Nintendo to Be a “shrewd company” For Trying to Patent His Creation
Young Miyamoto's unexpected reaction to Nintendo's "shrewd" business move shaped one of gaming's most fascinating partnerships.
The origin of Super Mario would have been totally different if it weren't for a Japanese botch and a coincidence
It is quite common for many artistic expressions to owe much of their design to chance. Super Mario, Nintendo's iconic saga, is no exception. In fact, the platformer could have bee ...
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Did you know the iconic Super Mario pipes came about by chance?
This seemingly small and ordinary detail sparks an idea: what if pipes could be used to make the enemies reappear in a logical and visually interesting way? This chance encounter would lead to the ...
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Mario: Biggest Traditions In The Series
While the Mario series has changed a lot over the years, they have always managed to retain a few key traditions that fans ...